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  2. Lists of Earth scientists - Wikipedia

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    There are several lists of Earth scientists: List of geodesists; List of geographers; List of geologists; List of geophysicists; List of meteorologists; List of mineralogists; List of oceanographers; List of paleontologists; List of soil scientists; List of Russian Earth scientists

  3. List of geologists - Wikipedia

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    A geologist is a contributor to the science of geology.Geologists are also known as earth scientists or geoscientists.. The following is a list of notable geologists. Many have received such awards as the Penrose Medal or the Wollaston Medal, or have been inducted into the National Academy of Sciences or the Royal Society.

  4. Glossary of geology - Wikipedia

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    Also called Indianite. A mineral from the lime-rich end of the plagioclase group of minerals. Anorthites are usually silicates of calcium and aluminium occurring in some basic igneous rocks, typically those produced by the contact metamorphism of impure calcareous sediments. anticline An arched fold in which the layers usually dip away from the fold axis. Contrast syncline. aphanic Having the ...

  5. Category:Earth scientists - Wikipedia

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    Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; Edit; View history; ... Pages in category "Earth scientists" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.

  6. Earth science - Wikipedia

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    Earth science or geoscience includes all fields of natural science related to the planet Earth. [1] This is a branch of science dealing with the physical, chemical, and biological complex constitutions and synergistic linkages of Earth's four spheres: the biosphere , hydrosphere / cryosphere , atmosphere , and geosphere (or lithosphere ).

  7. Geodesy - Wikipedia

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    Geodesy or geodetics [1] is the science of measuring and representing the geometry, gravity, and spatial orientation of the Earth in temporally varying 3D.It is called planetary geodesy when studying other astronomical bodies, such as planets or circumplanetary systems. [2]

  8. Earth symbol - Wikipedia

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    A variety of symbols or iconographic conventions are used to represent Earth, whether in the sense of planet Earth, or the inhabited world, or as a classical element.A circle representing the round world, with the rivers of Garden of Eden separating the four corners of the world, or rotated 45° to suggest the four continents, remains a common pictographic convention to express the notion of ...

  9. Category:Science-related lists - Wikipedia

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    List of forms of electricity named after scientists; List of engineering blunders; Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology; List of scientific equations named after people; List of types of equilibrium; List of members of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts; List of existing technologies predicted in science fiction; List of experiments